animal rights

Rory Freedman, co-author of the #1 New York Times mega-seller Skinny Bitch, returns with a call-to-arms to all animal lovers. So many of us call ourselves animal lovers and worship our dogs and cats?but we could be using that love as a force for helping all animals. Beg is a battle cry on their behalf, as well as an inspirational, empowering guide to what we can do to help them. With the same no-nonsense tone that made Skinny Bitch a success, Beg galvanizes us to change our choices and actions, and to love animals in a radical new way.

Discusses the major issues surrounding the topic of animal rights, including activism for animals, animal cruelty, animal testing, and the uses of animals in education.

When mermaid Echo Reef learns her classmate has a pet seahorse, she becomes determined to get one as well. Before long, however, she may realize that keeping a sea horse as a pet is a more daunting prospect than she imagined.

Presents fourteen essays on animal rights topics of debate and strategies for increasing animals' rights, including works by Peter Singer, Richard A. Posner, and Cass R. Sunstein.

Explores the history of the animal rights movement in the United States.

Jody McGrath, sailing around the world with her family on a mission to research dolphins, is thrilled to spot a rare Irrawaddy dolphin in the Ganges River which she names Sandhi, but she becomes frantic when she learns there are poachers in the area and Sandhi is missing.

The animal rights movement has reached a tipping point. No longer a fringe extremist cause, it has become a social concern that leading members of society endorse and young people embrace. Here, journalist/activist Karen Dawn covers pets, fur, fashion, food, animal testing, activism, and more. But as the title playfully suggests, this isn't like any previous animal rights book. It's light on lectures meant to make you feel guilty if you're not a leather-eschewing vegan. It lets you have fun as you learn about Paul McCartney's love of lambs and why Prince won't wear wool. And you'll laugh over dozens of cartoons from Dan Piraro's Bizzaro to other animal-friendly comics. This fun primer for a smart and socially committed generation delivers some serious surprises in the form of facts and figures about the treatment of animals. Yes, it will shock you, but it will also let you lighten up.--From publisher description.

A comprehensive summary of the most up-to-date research in the area of animal rights, with charts and graphs as well as statistical information.